Separator and filter.



' W.HM. CRQNENBHi EM SEPARATOR Am) F!LTER..

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, l9l5.

Patented Sept. 7,1915.

1 Attarne'ys n STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER 'M. CRONENBERGER, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

SEPARATOR AND FILTER.

To all trim/u it may concern Be it known that I. \Varxrna M. tno'xns- BERGER. a citizen oi. the t'nited States. residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and -litate of Ohio. have invented a new and usetill Separator and Filter, of which the following! is a specification.

The present invention appertalns toseparators and filters. and aims to provide a novel and improved separator and filter adapted especiall for use in dr v cleaning establishments for separating and filtering the giasolene and naphtha from the water,

, I dirt. lint. tattv acids. and the like. so that the gasolene or naphtha will leave. the apparatus in. a clear condition. and tree oi water.

Infdrv cleaning establishments, it is the practice to repeatedly use the gasolene or.

naphtha. but diilicultv has been experi enced in the repeated use of the gasolene 01 naphtha. to tree the saine from all water and extraneous matter. since with ordinary methods and apparatus. the gasolene or naphtha even 'atter passing through the separating and filtering mediums, is still grimy and damp. it has also been ditlicult,

it not impossible. to utterl tree the gasolene jnot liable. to leare the clothes in soiled or spotted condition. as is frequently the case according to present practice.

The present separating and filtering device embodies unique features of construction, to enhance the utilit and etiiciency thereof. the device, however. being comparatively simple and inexpensive in construction.

\Yith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can it made. within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'lheinvcntion is illustrated in the accompanyine drawing. wherein Figure 1 is an elevation of a dry cleaners apparatus for distillin", condensing and separating the distillates, this view illustrating the improved separator and filter. Fig. is anenlarged vertical sectionot the separator and filter. Fig. 3 is a plan View thereof, with the cover or lid removed.

The. system or apparatus illustrated in Patented Sept. 7, 1915.v Application filed June 12, 1915. Serial No. 33,844.

Fig. 1, embodies the separator and filter 1 forming the subject matter of the present invention, andcomprising a tank 2 having an inlet pipe 3 which is connected to the discharge end ot a condensing e011 4 disposed within a cold water tank 5,'and the receiving end of this coil 4 is connected by a pipe (3 to the still 7 in which the gasolene is vaporizedl 'The zasolene vapor flows from the still 7 into the coil 4, wherein it is condensed. and flows into the tank 2. The invention. however, only concerns the separator and filter 1, and further reference to the still and condenser are. not necessary, since the are well known in the art.

Disposed within the tank 2, is a can or receptacle 8 of smaller diameter and shorter length. one side. of the receptacle 8 beingsecured in any suitable manner toone side of the tank 2 with the upper end of the receptacle 5 adjacent or flush with the upper end of th tank 2. The receptacle 8 is provided with a pertorated or apertured bottom 9, and a cover or lid 10 for the tank 2 also serves to cover the receptacle. The inlet pipe 2 enters that side of the tank 2 opposite the receptacle 8 adjacent the upper end o t the tank. and the inner or discharge end-0t the pipe 3 is provided with a downturned bell 11. lhe bend between the pipe 3 and its bell ll, is provided with upper apertures 12 above the bell ll. whercb the discharge ot gasolene from the bell' 11 into the tank 2 is facilitated, the bell 11 normally depending: into the gasolene within the. tank 2 below the gasolene level. apertures 12 allow air to How into the pipe 3 behind the bell 11 so that the aasolene. may flow from the bell 11 without creating a vacuum. V

A gasolene outlet pipe 'lii hasone end engaged through the adjacent sides or walls of the tank 2 and. receptacle 8 at a slightl)- lower level or horizontal plane than the pipe 3. and the gasolene is arranged to overflow into the discharge pipe 13, so that the In other words,

. settle to the bottom of the tank by precipigasolene level within the receptacle 8 is lower than the normal level withinflthe tank 2.

Disposed within the lbwer portion of the receptacle 8. below the end of the outlet pipe 13. is the filtering medium or agent 14,

which may be salt, wool, or other suitable,

material. lt is preferable to confine the filtering agent or material 14; witlun a bag 15 which fits snugly within the lower portion of the receptacle 8. so as to be sup-.

ber 16 between the upper and lower ends ot" said chamber.

flhe lower portion of the tank}. is normally filled with water \V which flows into thechamber 16, the water lever being below the receptacle 8, or on a line with the upper end of the water outlet pipe 18. The upper end of the pipe 18 is disposed in a horizontal plane below the bottom 9 of the receptacle 8.

The tank 2 is preferably provided with a water gage 20 to indicate. the level ot the water Within the tank, so that any abnormal level of the water may be rectified. The tank is also preferably provided with a lower drain cock 19 whereby the, contents ot the'tank may be drained oli therethrough whenever desired.

In operation, the gasolene G flows into the tank 2 from the pipe 3, and being lighter than the water \V, will cause the gasolenc to rise to the top in a' stratuinabove the water. The water and heavier particles carried into the. tank with the gasolene will tation, and the-gasolene and lighter par-v ticles will find their way through the apertured bottom 9 of the receptacle 8. The. gasolene filters upwardly through the, filtering material 14 within the bag 15, and the extraneous or foreign articles are caught or arrested by the filtering material, so that when the gasolene rises out of the material 1-bit will be in a. clear state. The gasolene overflows from within the receptacle 8 into the pipe 13, from which pipe the, gasolene may .be run into the storage tank. The. water Y5, dirt, lint, fatty acids. and the like,

may pass dowinvardly through the aperture The resent device is thus 'adapted to effective y separate'the gasoleno or lighter liquid from the Water and other heavier liquids, and from extraneous solid particles, and the gasolene or lighter fluid Will also be filtered, in order that the gasoleno will flow in a. clear state from the device. The gasole-ne may thus be used repeatedly with the same advantage of fresh or unused gasolene. The gasolene which has passed through the present device will be devoid of the grimy, damp and cloudy condition of gasolene treated by ordinary separators and filters. The gasolene will also be free of fatty acids which cause the rancid odors in under ground storage tanks. The other advantages and capabilities of the device will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art, without further comment being deemed nec essary. 1

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A separator and filter, comprising a tank having an inlet, a receptacle;disposed within the tank and having an apertured bottom. anoutlet pipe leading from the receptacle, filtering material disposed within the lower iortion of the. receptacle below said pipe,..tlrie bottom of the receptacle being spaced aboveutho bottom of the tank. the tank having a lower chamber adjacent its bottom] said chamber having an inlet aperture adjacent the bottom of the tank. and an outlet pipe communicating with the interior of the chamber above said aperture.

2.. separator and filter. comprising a tank, a receptacle disposed within the tank and secured to one side thereof. thereccptacle having an-apertured bottom spaced above thebottom of the tank, an inlet pipe engaged through the tank at that side op posite the receptacle, an outlet pipe engaged through the'tank and receptacle. filtering material disposed within the receptacle be low the outlet pipe, the tank having a lower chamber below the inlet pipe and adjacent the bottom of the tank. the said. chamber having an inlet aperture adjacent the bottom of thetank, and an outlet pipe communicating with the. interior of the, said chamber above said aperture.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own. I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

1). E. REES, Jon BECKLER. 

